Fariha Al Abdullah
Shaabi Dabke
SIDE A
- Attaba
- Allah Allah
- Ouf Mashaal
- Goum Darijni (Take Me Out)
- Anak Yerddouni (They Forbade Me From You)
SIDE B
- Galou Al Hawa (They Said Love)
- La la Sharqieh (Eastern La La)
- Choubi Dabke
- Hanni Eidek la Tbkin (Use Henna On Your Hands and Don't Cry)
Label
Al Faiha'a
Location Issued
Aleppo, Syria
Artist Origin
Homs, Syria
Credits
Sound Engineer & Distributer: Fouad Jarash
More Info
This cassette captures a live recording of Homs shaabi singer Fariha Al Abdullah singing at a celebration in the mid-1990s, accompanied by percussion, synthesizer and oud. Before Sarya Al-Sawas became the first lady of Syrian shaabi song, this throne belonged to another mighty voice, that of Fariha Al Abdullah. Fariha is still present today, but she lived a golden age in the 1990s, when she was abundantly present at weddings, private parties, and nightclubs. She collaborated with a wide spectrum of voices and musicians, and shaped the features of the Syrian shaabi singer with her highly dynamic voice adorned with a hoarseness that gives it sadness. At the beginning of her career, Fariha carried the classification of Al-Hajiat or Al-Sheikhat, a title given by the people of Homs to female Syrian shaabi singers from their region, who suffered rejection from their conservative societies. However, Fariha today carries another title she deservedly earned through her long career: 'Singer of the Badia'.